BV approves LNG dual-fuel CO2 carrier design

The 85,000 cbm design uses a low-pressure containment system and is aimed at the carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) trade.

IMAGE: SDARI's 85,000 cbm LNG dual-fuel liquefied CO2 carrier design. Bureau Veritas

Class society Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to a liquefied CO2 carrier developed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI).

The vessel will be able to run on LNG or conventional fuels. Its cargo tanks use a low-pressure containment system built specifically for liquefied CO2.

Gautamee Hazarika

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